Discharging mechanism for vending-machines.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905. E. S.. HAGEN. DISUHARGING MEGHANISM FOR VENDINGMACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.12\1904.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. *7942,09'1?, dated Julyd, 1905.

Application filed August l2, 1901i. Serial No. 220,542.

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lie it known that l, ln'n( til. HAGEN, a citizen olf the United States,residing` at Chicago, in the county el Cook am @tate et illinois, haveinvented certain new and nselul lmln'ovemen ts in lliischarginglVlcchanism for Vending-Machinos, ot which the :following is aspecilication.

This invention relates to the mechanism for discharging the packagesafter the coin has dropped from the chute; and the `invention isintended to combine to the greatest degree simplicity of constructionand operation with practical elliciency and perfection of adjustment.The parts are so arranged that a very line degree oi adjustment can bemade to prevent a slug erl false token :troni actuating the mechanism,and provision is also made for the dislodging olf coins which are gummedwith the intention of sticking in or to the operative mechanism afterthe discharge of a package.

1li further object is to simplify the discharge mechanism and enable thesame to be easily constructed and arranged.

The invention finally consists in the features ot construction andcombination of parts hercinaliter described and claimed.

ln the drawings illustrating' the invention, Figure 11. is a front viewetl the operative mechanism; Fig. 2, a side view oi? the same, showin gone el? the side walls or plates removed and the mechanism in normalposition; Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig` 2, showing the nieclianism inposition to discharge a package; l? Li, atop or plan view of thedischarging' mechanism; Fig. 5, a view o'll the adjusting mechanism forregulating the size oi the coin-discharge opening; ilig. (S, a modifiediorln of construction, showing the parts in normal position; Fig. 7, asimilar view in a different position; Fig'. 8, a plan view oil the same,and Figs. E) and lO detail views ol the same.

As shown, the discharge mechanism of this invention is applied to areceptacle A, having a package-holding chute a and a dischargetheiiackag'e-chiite are a series ot packages fr?, and the lower-most ol'said packages is supported n pen and held in place by a dischargeplatelrl, which plate is provided on its sides by ears 7), through whichpasses a pivot rod or pin 72, allowing the discharge-plate te rock orreciliirocate back and forth. At the igorward end et the plate is anupwardly-extending wall or flange C, bent at substantially right anglesto the plate, and said wall or Aflange terminates in a forwardly-iiirojecti 1 1g' supporting-bin' c, provided in its 'forward edgewith a notch c'. (liest shown in Fig. il.) The rear or lower end oil,1the discharge-plate terminates in a downwardly-projecting portion c2,:from which the packages are discharged into the delivery-chute c to bereceived by the purchaser. .llhe lowerniost package is normallysupported upon the top tace et' the forwardlyprojecting bar c, as shownin Fig. 2, which supporting-lnir normally projects under thepaclmge-carrying chute and terms an abutment for stopping' the downwardprogress oi the packages. ',lhe package-discharge plate positioned andpivoted beneath the chute, and the upwardly-projecting wall or fiange isof suilicient height to accommodate but a single package upon thedischarging-plate, so that but one package at a time can ltallthereonto. As before stated, packages are normally supported when thedischarging-plate is in the position shown in Fig. 2, but are allowed todrop onto the plate when the latter has been thrown into the positionshown in 3, in which position the wall or tiange C and supporting-bar care drawn down out el their inwardly-projccted position, so that thelowermost package is allowed to drop onto the discharging-plate.

The plate is provided on its inner face with an arm l), which is cut'from the plate and bent into transverse relation to the plate, and thearm is pivoted between rearwardly-projecting ears (Z, which are formedintegral with a reciprocating' plate lil, which is provided withupwardly-extending walls e, with a slot chute fl/ :For the delivery ofthe goods. lNithin or opening' z/ between them, and the reciproeatingplate is provided with a base portion e2, at one side of which is an eare3. The base portion forms a support for a weight-arm F, which isprovided at one end with a head f, loosely pivoted by means of apivot-pin f',

which enters one of the walls e, and the weightarm, as shown, is formedof a piece of plate metal bent to have side fianges f2, leaving alongitudinally extending channel f3. The head is provided with aforwardly-projecting tongue ft, which enters an elongated slot f"immediately above the pivot f, which tongue is allowed considerable playor movement within the slot by reason of the loose pivoting of theweight-arm. The free end f of the weight-arm is held in place by meansof the ear @3, and the vertical movement of the free end of theweight-arm is regulated by means of an adjustable set-screw f7, whichcan be regulated to allow the proper amount of play or movement for theweight-arm.

To the outer faces of the walls is attached a plate Gr, provided withinwardly-turned side flanges g, leaving a slot or opening g' between theplate G and the walls E for the insertion of a coin, and at one side ofthe wall is a transversely-extending fixed pin g2, so positioned withrespect to the tongue j" that a coin will normally be supported betweenthe tongue and the pin. lVhen, however, a slight pressure is exertedagainst the coin, the tongue will be forced back slightly to raise thefree end of the weight-arm and allow the coin to drop through and out ofits arrested position. The slot g when in use is intended to be locatedimmediately beneath and in line with the discharge end of a coin-chute(not shown) of any usual and well-known construction. The plate Gr,which is adapted to reciprocate with the plate E, is provided with aforwardlyextending tongue g3, which tongue projects through and isadapted to reciprocate in a slot or opening /t in a frame or support H,which frame or support is provided with side walls /L/ for theattachment and support of an operative mechanism heretofore described.The plate G is formed to have a slot or recess 7a2, through whichprojects a spring-actuated plunger I, which plunger extends outwardlyfrom the mechanism and is adapted to be compressed by the person usingthe machine, and when a coin has been deposited and held within the slotf/ the inner end of the plunger will strike against the coin and causethe entire reciprocating mechanism, including the plates E and Gr, to beinwardly moved, thereby rocking the arm D and moving the package andsupporting-plate B out of the position shown in Fig. 2 and into theposition shown in Fig. 3. IThe plunger is provided with an enlargedinner end e', so that as the plunger returns to normal position theparts will be drawn back therewith and in to position to receive andsupport the next succeeding package.

In order to discharge the coin from its arnormally holds the arm inraised position, and

the arm passes through a slot j in the package-supporting plate and thewall or iange C and lies within the notch c in the forward edge ofthesupporting-bar c, so that as said bar is carried down by the movement ofthe package-supporting plate and bars connected therewith the arm J willbe depressed and carried down through the opening e to contact the topof the coin contained in the slot f/ as the column of packages dropsonto the fiat body of the discharging-plate and strikes a sharp blowagainst a projecting shoulder y" of the arm J and further thrusts downthe end of the arm to forcibly discharge the coin into the cash-box.

The operation of the device will be partially understood from theforegoing' description, but may be brieiiy stated as follows: Vith theparts in the position shown in Fig. Q the coin is dropped into place andarrested by the mechanism hereinbefore described, after which theplunger is depressed, which draws away the support for the lowermostpackage, allowing the same to fall onto the package-supporting plate,and simultaneously with the fall of the package the coin will be forcedout of its arrested position to prevent the vending of more than asingle package with a single coin, and after the plunger is released theparts will rise to their normal position, throwing up thepackage-supporting plate into an inclined position and allowing thepurchased package to slide off into the discharge-chute for the deliveryto the purchaser.

In Figs. 6, 7, S, 9, and l() is shown a slightlymodified form ofmechanism adapted and intended for use with packages of less thicknessthan the packages discharged by the mechanism hitherto described, andthe modification relates entirely to the discharging platform or plate,the method of mounting the same and the construction of the plungerbeing the same as that hitherto described. In the modified form thedischarge plate or platform K is provided at its forward end with anupwardly-turned flange terminating in a supportingl edge", similar tothat hitherto described. The supporting-platform is provided at its endswith ears L, through which passes a pivot pin or rod Z, and the plate isprovided in its body with an open slot I, and the piece of metal cut outof the slot is bent down in the form of a tongue Z2, to which areattached the operating parts of the plunger mechanism in the mannerhitherto described with respect to the other form of the device. Thefeature in which the modified form va- IOO IIC;

ted coin-arresting mechanism and 2L Connection the arm pivoted theretofor' discharging a Coin between the Coin-arresting mechanism and thefrom the coin-arresting mechanism, substandischaiging-plate for rockingthe dischargingtmlly as described.

plate to carry down the :Lhutmenti'rom its pro- ERIK S. HAGEN. 5 jectedposition to allow the Column of pack- TWitnesses:

ages to drop onto and he supported by the GEO. B. TOWNSEND,

fiat body of the discharging-plate depressing SAMUEL XV. BANNING.

